The Rover - Couverture souple

Behn, Aphra

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0713639415 ISBN 13 : 9780713639414

Editeur : A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This paperback edition of the play provides texts, notes and critical material for the A-level and university student that are also suitable for the general reader. Introductions place the play in its historical, social and theatrical context; commentary notes give information on language and staging. The play is a racy comedy of intrigue, action and amorous adventures set in Naples at carnival time during the exile of Charles 11. It is the most important of twenty plays attributed to Aphra Behn (c. 1640-1689), the daring, first successful woman writer of poetry, fiction and drama. This edition takes account of recent critical approaches as well as of the play's recent stage history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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The introduction to this edition of The Rover includes a short biography of Aphra Behn and chronology of her work; a guide to what happens in the play; a short history of the play and its context; and a brief guide to characterisation, language and themes.

The Rover is a rollicking Restoration comedy, written in 1677 by the playwright, novelist and spy Aphra Behn. Set against the background of Carnival in Naples The Rover deals with Willmore, a rakish naval captain in love with Hellena. She is determined to experience love before her brother sends her to a convent but complications arise when Angellica Bianca, a famous courtesan, falls in love with Willmore and swears revenge on him for his betrayal.

Revue de presse

All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. --Virginia Woolf

Viewed with a mind open to the political and social climates of its time, The Rover is a resoundingly funny lark, with a host of hearty and toothsome characterisations of the stereotypes of the day. --British Theatre Guide

Viewed with a mind open to the political and social climates of its time, The Rover is a resoundingly funny lark, with a host of hearty and toothsome characterisations of the stereotypes of the day. --British Theatre Guide

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0713639415
• ISBN 13: 9780713639414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 141
• Éditeur: Lomax Marion, Gibbons Brian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible